Children Learn + Families Travel

arts and crafts for children

My family was so excited for our upcoming vacation to the Dordogne river valley region of France. One of the main attractions there are caves with prehistoric drawings, including the famous one at Lascaux cave. To make our trip more…

This is a quick and easy craft for children to compliment our amazing family travel to Jordan – a flag of Jordan craft using colored sea salts. One of the activities we did while on a family vacation in Jordan was…

After our family trip camping in Wadi Rum, I was inspired to do some camel crafts with the children to learn about deserts, camel caravans, and something to reinforce numbers, colors, AND Arabic language, which they are learning in school…

Come with me to learn about Jerash, an ancient Roman trading city in Jordan. As a way to add some learning to our family trip to Jerash, Jordan, we focused on activities related to the Roman empire for my oldest…

Here are some fun crafts to do with children related to Buddhism and some of its symbols – the lotus flowers and elephants. During our incredible family vacation to the beautiful Sri Lanka, we learned that Buddhism is their largest…

As a compliment to visiting the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kandy, where we saw amazing spices, bats, and trees, here are some fun and educational activities. Salt-Dough Ornaments with Sri Lanka Spices About Sri Lanka Spices One nickname for…

Here are some educational activities related to monkeys and tea that you can use to compliment your family hikes in Sri Lanka. Monkeys. We saw many monkeys in the trees around Ella. Be cautious of them – some will steal things…